By There was a mix of sun and cloud at Brockton Saturday morning, and spirits were the same. The girls had no idea how this game would go. Rowers started off flat, with UBC scoring the first try within 3 minutes of kick off, moral was kept high as the ladies
By Rowers make a splash in MLR Week 2.
Welcome to the first edition of Rowers in the MLR. VRC Rugby currently has two players plying their trade at Major League Rugby clubs; Mason Pedersen, holding down the starting XV tight-head prop spot for the Austin Gilgronis, and Doug Fraser, being featured in the back-line of Washington DC’s Old
By Throwback Thirds Beat Bruins at Brockton 37-12
The Rowers Thirds are BACK! A side full of familiar faces tapped all the talent in their muscle memory to earn a victory for the VRC Third Division at Brockton Saturday, besting the Ridge Meadows Bruins 37-12. The Rowers got started early, getting it quickly to the back line after
Women win against Ridge Meadows at home
The women showed up Saturday morning to a sun filled pitch, and the expectation they were going to be playing a social against maple ridge, however as girls started warming up it was soon made known that this was going to be a league game. With that in mind the
Rowers Prems come up short against UBC at home
The Rowers Premier side played tough in wet conditions, but came up short at home against a well-drilled UBC team, by a score of 22-3. The game was close early, as the Rowers used excellent positioning and defense to keep a deadly UBC attack out of the end goal early.
Reserves lose to UBC at home
The Rowers Prem reserves were unable to keep pace with a younger, fitter UBC side that attacked at a high pace for 80 minutes, and came out on the wrong side of a 56-12 loss at home Saturday. The Rowers D held up at first. UBC eventually got a man
Women Win to Caps
After training hard last season, and leaving on a good note with a win against Ridge meadows, the Rower women are back and, with the taste of victory to chase. With the first try made in 4 minuets after kick off, by Lexis Mok up the sideline, the women were
By Once a Rower always a Rower; Mikiela Nelson Aids Canada Women to 19-0 win over the USA
This past Wednesday, November 20th, Mikiela Nelson became the first female Rower since its restart in 2016 to receive an international Cap playing for her country. And joins the 10 others from the previous VRC women’s squad. When the Rowers Women’s team restarted three seasons ago in 2016, the inaugural
Rowers Reserves drop one at home, 19-23.
The VRC Premier Reserves side lost a heatbreaker at home today, as the visiting Castaway Wanderers scored the winning try in the final minute to earn 23-19 win on the road. The Reserves pack came out strong in the wet conditions, dominating the breakdowns with physical play on both sides
